Fixture attaching device



June 2.0, 1933.

H. Y. HOQPER FIXTURE ATTACHING DEVICE Filed June 4, 1931Y a 26512 20 zi i2 ,24 L

INVENTIDR J'enry Yjooper BY ATTORNEYS d wall Patented June 2Q, 1933 y ,.Ursnfsrares HENRY^Y. HOOPER, OF MONTCLAIR, NW JERSEY, ASSIC-NOR TO J. H. BALIVLER CO1VI- Partnr gorties l PANY, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEVI JERSEY FIXTURE ATTACHNG. DEVXCE Y Application led June' 4,

-- Theinvention furthermore yresides in a device employing but few and simple parts which may be economically fashioned, preferably from sheet material and readily secured respectively to the fixture base and or other supporting surface. With the aboveV recited and other objects in view, yreference is hadfto the following description and accompanying drawing, in which there is exhibited one example or embodiment of the invention, while the claims Y define the actualscope of the same.

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Figure 1 is a face view of the part of the device which is secured to the wall or other sun Jortin surface.

Figure e is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional view talren approximately on the line indicated at 4 4: in Figure 3.

Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary hori- Zontally sectional view taken approximately on the line indicated at 5 5 of Figure 3.

Referring to the drawing by characters of reference, the device includes a pair of members or parts designated generally by the reference characters A and B, the-former being f designed to be secured to a wall or other sup- *u porting surface C and the latter being se- Serial No. 542,160. y

cured to 4and carriedl by the base D of a suitable fixture E and preferably arranged vwithin the confines of the recessed portion'Fof the base D, so that the complete device is concealed from IView when the fixture isattached.

rlhe member or part A of the device is preferably fashioned froma single sheet of resilient met-al which is cut, bent and formed to provide a rectangular substantially central portion 10 having at its opposite sidev edges correspondingly offset bearing ears .11, which ears are vdisposed inthe same plane with each other: and in a plane parallel to the medial portion 10. rlhe offsetting ofthe bearing ears provides the member A at the juncture of said ears with the medial portion 10, with parallel vertical or longitudinal shoulders 12.V The ears 11 are apertured to receive V'therethrough screws or similar securing devices 13 for anchoring the member or' part A to the wall or. other supporting surface C. The medial portion 10 of the member orpart A isprovided with a slot or opening 11i intermediate its length and between the'opposite ends of the slot and the opposite ends of the portion A, serrations or their equivalent 15 and 16 are formed on the rear surface of the vmedial portion. The lowermost end of the medial portion is provided with an inturned flange 17 which, in addition to strengthening the structure at this point,ralso serves as a stop or limiting flange, the purpose of which will be hereinafter developed. y

The part or member B, which is also fashioned from a single sheet of resilient material, defines a flat plate 2O whichconforms generally to the size and shape of the medial portion 10 of the member or part A and which is centrally apertured as at 21ste accommodate securing means such as the riveted portion 22 of the fixture Vbase D. The plate 2O is provided with laterally projecting arms 23 near one end thereof, which arms are of a size and shape to snugly engage with jthe inner periphery of the recess F formed in the fixture base, so that said arm terminals and the riveted portion 22 firmly orfixedly hold? the vpart against any relative movementwith respect to the fixture base. The side edges of the plate 20 are formed with outwardly projecting marginal beads24 which are spaced apart in parallel relation transversely of the device B,` a` distance to snugly engage with the shoulders y 12 of the part or member A. The lower end of the plate is provided with an'` offset tongue of reduced width, which` is bent and disposed at an angle to the remaining"A portion of the plate 20; The upper end of the plate 20 is formed with a reversely bent overhang 26 which is formed with a substan-Y A by engaging. themarginal beads 24` over the shoulders 1 2 at a point where the lowerend of the tongue 25 is above the lower edge of the slot or open-ing 14 and the lower edge of theV overhang 26 is above the upper end of the medial portion 10. Employing the beads andShoulders 24 and 12, as a guide, the fix-l ture is' then moved bodily downward so that the overhang 26 engages behind lthe medial portion `10 of the member A, and simultaneously-fthe tongue 25` engages behind the lower part 'of' the medial portion 10.4 The resilientl tongues 25 and Q Srengage with the serrations 16 andy 15 respectively and act asl detents which serve to frictionally retain the fixture `in its attachedV positionagainst casual or unintentional displacement.

From theV foregoing, it will thus be seen thata fixture attachingand supportingdevice has been devised'which affords a concealed means of connection between afixture and a supporting wall or surface and which functions to rigidly maintain the fixture in the proper position while permitting of its removal when desired. n

."While` there has been illustrated a single and preferred embodiment of the invention,

it is to be clearly understood that no limitation is intended to the precise structural details, and that variations andmodifications thereof which fall within the scope of the claims may be resorted to when desired.

What is claimed is z. A

1,. A fixture attaching and supporting device ofthe indicated character having the combination of a pair of members respectively carried by and securedv to the fixture base and a supporting surface, the former member consisting of a sheet of resilient metal fashioned to provide a fiat plate having transversely 'spaced vertically extending marginal guide beads, an offset detent tongue at one end for engagement behind and with the second member and a reversely bent overhang at the opposite end cut out to provide a second detent tongue extending in an opposite direct-ion to said first tongue and for engagement behind and with the second member; the second member consisting of a sheet of resilient metal fashioned to provide a transversely medial offset portion of a width corresponding to the spacing of the guide beads and slotted longitudinally and serrations` on the under surface of said medial offset portion between the slot and its ends, with which serrations the detent tongues engage.

2, A fixture` attaching and supporting device of the indicated character having the combination of a pair of members respectively carried by and secured to the fixture base and: aA supporting-surface, said members each being fashioned from a single sheet of resilient material to provide cooperative portions for guidingv the same for vertical sliding movement, one of the members having aslotted portion intermediate its upper and lower ends and serrated portions between its ends and the slottedV portion `and the other member` having offset oppositely directed tongues engageable behind the other member and with the serrated portions` thereof'.y 1 y 3. A fixture attaching and supporting device ofthe indicated character having vthe combination of a pair of interlocking members `"respectively carried by and secured to the fixture baseand supporting surface, the former member' consisting of a sheet of resilient metal cut, bent and formed to provide anfiat plate having transversely spaced vertically extending marginal guide beads, an offset angularly disposed detenttongue at the lowerendV thereof', a reversely bent spaced parallel terminal at the upper end thereof, and an upwardly projecting tongue carried byand directed inwardly from said terminal toward the rear face of the other member; the other member being fashioned fromresilient sheet material toprovide a fiat plate having a transversely medial offset portion defining transversely spaced vertically extending shoulders to cooperate with the 'guide beads and slotted between its upper and lower ends to receive the lower detent tongue and serrationsy on the rear surface of said offset portion between the opposite ends thereof and the slot for frictionally engaging the detent tongues.

4., A, fixture attachingand supporting device ofthe indicated character having the combination of a pair of interlocking members respectively carried by and secured to the fixture base and supporting surface, the former member consisting 'of a sheet of resilient metal cut, bent and formed to provide aflat plate having transversely spaced vertically exten-ding marginal guide beads, an offset angularly disposed detent tongue at the lower end thereof, a reversely bent 'spaced parallel terminal at the upper end thereof, and an upwardly projecting tongue carried by and directed inwardly from said terminal toward the rear face of the other member; the other member being fashioned from resilient sheet material to provide a fiat plate having a transversely medial oset portion ldefining transversely spaced vertically extending shoulders to cooperate with the guide beads and slotted between its upper and lower ends to receive the lower detent tongue and serrations on the rear surface of said offset portionbetween the 0pposite ends thereoi and the slot for frictionally engaging the detent tongues, the remaining laterally projecting portions of said member defining bearing ears apertured to receive attaching means.

5. The combination with a wall fixture having a circularly recessed base, of an attaching and supporting device having the combination of a pairk of members secured respectively to the wall and withinv the recessed fixture base, said latter member being fashioned from resilient metal to provide a flat plate having a medial aperture for receiving a securing means and having adjacent one end, laterally projecting arms engaging the periphery of the recess; and oppositely projecting angularly disposed offset detent tongues carried by said member for engagement behind and with the first mentioned member adjacent its upper and lower ends; the first mentioned member being fashioned from a single sheet of metal having an offset slotted portion formed with serrated rear surfaces and behind which and with the serrations of which said detent tongues frictionally engage.

6. The combination with a wall fixture having a circularly recessed base7 of an attaching and supporting device having the coming a circularly recessed base, of an attaching and supporting device having the combination of a pair of members secured respectively to the wall and within the recessed fixture base, said latter member being fashioned from resilient metal to provide a flat plate having a medial aperture for receiving a securing means and having adjacent one end, laterally projecting arms engaging the periphery of the recess, and oppositely proj ecting angularly disposed offset detent tongues carried by said member for engagement behind and with the first mentioned-member adjacent its upper and lower ends the first mentioned memberbeing fashioned from a single sheet of metal having an offset slotted portion formed with serrated rear surfaces and behind which and with the serrations of which said detent tongues frictionally engage, the said members being respectively provided with cooperative vertical guide means consisting of the sides of the offset portion of the first mentioned member andcorrespondingly spaced marginal beads formed on the other member. HENRY Y. HOOPER.

bination of a pair of members secured respecv tively to the wall and within the recessed fixture base, said latter member being fashioned from resilient metal to provide a flat plate having a medial aperture for receiving a securing means and having adjacent one ehd, laterally projecting arms engaging the periphery of the recess, and oppositely projecting angularly disposed offset detent tongues carried by said member for engagement behind and with the rst mentioned member adjacent its upper and lower ends;

the first mentioned member being fashioned from a single sheet of metal having an off'- set slotted portion formed with serrated rear surfaces and behind which and with the serrations of which said detent tongues frictionally engage, the said members being respectively provided with cooperative vertical guide means.

7. The combination with a wall fixture hav- 

